Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Only a few more hours left in 2008!!What a year it has been! I am not goingto say it was the best of years, but it wasn'tthe worst either. The good part is nobodyclose to me has gone over to the other side,and for that I am so grateful! My healthhas been rather good, except for the occasionaltoothache, but if that's all I have to gripe about,then I consider myself one lucky person!One thing I did great this year was start thisblog, it utterly amazes me how kind peoplecan be, ya know, I stood in a huge line at thegrocery store today and just watched peoplesfaces, nobody was smiling....so ya had to standin a long line, whoopiedodah....I was thinking, just be grateful youcan stand and then I started chuckling to myself...see, life is what you make it. I had a blast standingin line, and I even let this little old lady go in frontof me. ( My good deed for the day is done) LOLIf I had one digi-wish (is that a new word?) LOLIt would be that I could personally meet you all,I do see the smiles in your writing and what a feelingthat is to see. To try and explain this to someonewho is not in the digiscrappin world is so hard,they just don't understand how one can be soinvolved with people they never met, but eventhough we will never see each other face to face,I can feel the true friendships I have formed andWOW I am sooo LUCKY! So, to my old and newfriends... I wish you all the best in the year 2009!May it be a year of good health and lots of laughter!I would raise my glass of champagne to you all, butI don't drink anymore....someone get me a glassof sparkling cider please...LOL

CHEERS to you all!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Ok, I am done being mushy.....you won't see toomuch mushy stuff from me....only a few times ayear... and New Year's Eve is one of them! lolAll my shopping is done, got the appetizers fortonight and the pork and sauerkraut for tomorrowall that is left is my warm jammies and hubbyto get out of work. So until then, I will work onmy new kit, ohhhh, this one is gonna be fantastic!!!!Wait till ya see this one....so keep an eye out for it.Think fantasy and dreams..........lol

So until next year peeps, have a great night andif you are drinking DON'T DRIVE!!! and if youare driving DON'T DRINK!!!! Stay safe, ok!!!Chow for Now!!!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!I sure hope ya'll are ready for Santa!I know I am! I do have to venture out today for somefresh strawberries, well as fresh I can get at this timeof year anyway. They are must for the ChocolateFountain. I like to say it's for the kids, but I wouldbe just fooling myself, chocolate is at the top of thelist of my favorite things, lol and there is nothingI love to see besides presents under the tree all for meand a fountain of chocolate screaming at me to eat...lolBut before the fun begins, I still have a few thingsto get done, so before I get busy with all festivitiesI just wanted to quickly wish all my friends outthere a Wonderful Christmas... may it be everythingyou wished for and more!!The other night I got my camera out and just startedtaking pictures of the tree and all the otherdecorations I have, I tried the pictureof the Christmas ball, but I still got someexperimenting to do with that... I have to figureout how to take the close up picture and not seeme in the ball...LOL oh well, maybe next year...LOLBut anyway... I think I did capture the essence ofmy tree this year, so I made it into a card for everyone...

Well, time for me to run!Have a Very Merry Christmas Everyone!Take Care and Stay Safe!!!Chow for Now!!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmaseverywhere I go....Come on peeps singwith me....LOL Today was my last dayof work til next year and I am sooo happy!I swear this was the longest day, it justseemed to stand still at times and I swearthat clock was broke. I shook it a few timesto try and get the hands to move faster! LOLI was only suppose to work 1 day this weekbut my boss, Linda, decided she neededa vacation before vacation....LOL The nerveof her....lmao....Honestly, out of everyonethat works there she certainly deserves it!That girl takes so much crap from our sweetdoctor, I sure hope when she gets back he showsa bit more appreciation!!! I did miss her,so much stuff broke this week, and she hasto come back and fix it all. We love to bust onher, like when the fax machine is out of paper,she will be busy and we will be sitting theretalking about something, right next to the fax,the beeping begins and we look at Linda and startlaughing... "Linda, it's out of paper again".....ohhhh, she stops what she is doing, loadsthe paper and we continue with what we where talkingabout....So, that is a running joke we have with her,

(**just a note** we only did that once to her, aboutthe paper, but we still laugh everytime that faxstarts beeping)...so when she was away, of course we hadto call her, the fax needed paper, so did thecopier, plus what a time for toner to go too...3 printers ran out paper also. To top it all offthe kitchen sink is full of water and someone brokethe toilet seat!WELCOME HOME Linda....hope you had a greattime!!!! LOL We were going to put a bunch ofcharts all over her desk too, ohhh, to see thelook on her face when she walked in on Monday,would of been PRICELESS!!

But we decided, that since she got all thisother stuff to deal with, we will let her slide.Now that work is done, it's time to get ready forthe holiday, I still got more baking to do and doall the wrapping. Then I must get a list goingof what kind of food we will be having.I am thinking Grilled Cheeseare sounding better and better.....LOL

Today is my DD Heather's 20th birthday! HappyBirthday Sweetie!!! When are you moving out?????LMAO....Of course she is not here, she decidedto go away with her friends, so much for asmall party at McDonald's.... and they have thatplayground there and everything...she just isntany fun any more!!!! LOLAnd I was going to buy all her friends happy

meals too, oh well, there is always next year....So whatever you do Heather, don't make any

plans... I got you on your 21st birthday and

we WILL go to McDonald's!

Whether you want to or NOT.....hehehehe

Are you all still with me, yeah I did somerambling, I am almost done...I want to tell ya about KimB's new kit... Time Anew.This kit is FABULOUS!

Check out Kim's site andget all the details.And I made a few pages from her new kit.This first one is Heather, this was taken atThanksgiving. I am just not sure if I like thisone, I don't know why, but it just needs somethingor I need to get rid of something, buteither way I am keeping it the way it is! LOL

The next one I love! I have always wanted to go toNYC to bring in the New Year, but all thosepeople there, crammed in on Time Square justfreaks me out, and where do these people go tothe bathroom??? They all have been standingin one spot for a long period of time, drinkingchampagne or their drink of choice, and they arebound to have to go!!! Anywayyyy, I found this photoand decided to pretend that I went....Ohhh we had the time of our lives......hahahaha

You like???? lol If so I made it into a QP for you!!!So even if you can't make it to NYC you can use anypicture, but it's got to be in 2009....LOL Hencethe frame....hahahaClick the preview below, if you want tosnag it and keep up the great work with comments,I am in complete awe at all the ones you all havebeen leaving, my head is huge and so is my heart,so I will continue to give my stuff away free.... LMAOmwahhhhh to you all!!!!

Well, it's time for me to get into me jamsand relax for the night! I got tons of bakingto do tomorrow. We are expecting a lot of snowstarting tonight some time, so maybe I will getout and make me a real snowman....lolHave a great weekend everyone and stay safe!!!Chow for Now!!!

Monday, December 15, 2008

The Holly Jolly train is ready to go, so hop aboardand enjoy the ride!!! There are 80 stops on this train,you'll stop at places you've never beento before! And see the most gorgeous stuff!Everyone has been workingreally hard to give you a HUGE MEGA giftat Christmas, so don't forgetyour manners!!! Now without further ado....Here are the previewsfor my part:

The embellishments:

The papers:I made it into 3 parts, so that way all you peeps with dial-up can get it too!

Feel free to return to the station at anytime by clicking the logo below.**whispers** I made that...heheheMake sure you bookmark it in case you can't ride the train allthe way through to the end today.

We are all over the world, so if you get to someoneand their stuff is not upyet, don't fret,just come back later, ok! Now go and enjoy the ride!!!And here is a list of everyone that is participating and their blogs:

Monday, December 8, 2008

Hello ya'll! I must say you peeps knowhow to make someone feel good! Theresponses I got on my snowgirl certainlymade my day!!! I thank you all!!! Nowthat my ego has been adjusted,for the better, I might add...lol)I went back to the drawing board.Why, I never save my stuff in a psd file,is beyond me! So yes, that snowgirl I justsaved as a jpeg. And since the response wassoooo good I did her brother! LOLMaybe it's a good thing Idon't save them as psd's...since startingfrom scratch again, I got to learn morethis time and I gotta tell ya, I am lovingthis one....LOL I guess it's the vest onhim, I played with smudging, blurring, addingshadows with a brush...not the shadow buttonand I really like the way it looks....I wantedthe bulging out of the seams look.. then Iwanted the stitches...ohhh, that look a bitof time, but well worth it, I think anyway...lolBut before I show you my snowboy you just gottasee these layouts from my friends at SBM.I was totally floored when I went into thegallery this weekend and every time I went inI saw someone using my stuffs.... That really made my head swell....LOL So I wanted to sharethem with all you peeps!This first one was mailed to me from PkDoll...I do love it! Thanks Paula

This one was done by one of my CHILLS friend...SueI just love how she used the candy cane for his name!Thanks Sue!

And these 2 are from Omajo. They don't havesnow where she lives, but she used them anyway...what a sweetie!!! Thanks Jo....

Friday, December 5, 2008

Catchy title huh??? You'll see why in a fewminutes, if I don't get too chatty! LOLI see I have been neglecting my blog, BAD ME!But I got a good excuse, I swear! And I willshow you soon....But first, I got some FANS out there,who would of ever thought!!! LOL CertainlyNOT ME!!!! I can't tell ya how exciting itis to make stuff and then actually see peepsusing it!!! It just floors me, and at thesame time, I get all oohie inside, I know,oohie isn't a word, heck I just made it up, I just can't think of the word I want to useright now and I do like making up words...makes life a bit more interesting and peoplelook at you weird too...but that's ok, it makespeople laugh! I swear try using OOHIE todayand people will think you totally lost it! LOLI know, I'm a weirdo!!! LOLAnywayyyy, I want to show you some layoutsthat some peeps have been doing! I reallyLOVE them all! These are by MoonlightPearl (Elle) from SBM!I just LOVE her ocean layouts and she even mademe a calendar, so now I have a lovely layoutthat I can look at all next year! THANKS ELLE!!

These are from Eye (Irene) They are sooo BEAUTIFUL!!! She is from Nova Scotia andthe snow they get there looks soo pretty!THANKS AGAIN Eye.....you are certainly a GOOD FRIEND!These two are pictures of her new grand baby!

Here are the nature layouts:

And this one she used a combination of kits....soooo clever Eyeball! LOL

Thanks again!! You both made my night when I saw themin the SBM gallery! mwahhhhhhhh!

Now to the DON'T LAUGH part.....I made something in PS all by myself, usedsome shapes and normal brushes....LOL It startedout as a teddy bear, cause I always wanted to makeone of those, maybe one day, but now is not thetime...LOL I've been working on this all week...Maybe I have been just looking at it too long andit started to grow on me, I don't know, but I thinkit came out rather cute...so here it goes, DON'T LAUGHPLEASE...my Mom always had this phrase and it wouldgo like this..."If you don't have anything nice to say,don't say ANYTHING at all".....well, that's how I amgoing to take this....and don't just say it to makeme feel good either, I need to know! Is it CUTEor do I need to start again...cause I will....I amlike that.....LMAO! ok, ok, ok, enough rambling!!!!Here she is....my first snowgirl....

I am trying to figure out how you can justclick the picture to download! Can anyonehelp me with that. I highlighted the image codeand clicked the link button, but that doesntseem to work....can someone please share thatinfo with me....pleazzzzzzeeeee!

Click HERE if you would liketo have her...and please leave some love!I really do love reading what you peepshave to say!!!!

Ok, I think that's it for tonight! Have a great weekend everyone and please be stay safe!Chow for Now!!!